Press Release
AFL-CIO, Chris Gardner Foundation Join Forces to Give Students Life-Changing Job Opportunities
… unions and partners will give students in disadvantaged communities the opportunity and support to enter paid, registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades. The program will be piloted in select cities and schools … people do not feel hopeful about their economic futures and that is unacceptable. By expanding access to our world-class apprenticeship programs, we will ensure that young people entering the workforce can experience the security and support of a … to Dream will require that students selected for the program maintain a certain grade point average and complete the apprenticeship readiness program set by North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU). Upon graduation from the program, …